Molly’s Game
Aaron Sorkin ’s directorial first appearance , Molly ’s Game , is now define to begin an Oscar - passing limited theatrical liberation on Christmas Day , before pop off into broad liberation in 2018 . Jessica Chastain , Idris Elba and Kevin Costner star in the film , which tells the true storey of Molly Bloom ( Chastain ) - a former Olympic - class skier who set up a eminent - stakes poker game for celebrities and mobsters alike . The movie drew positive card during its tour on the moving-picture show festival electrical circuit back in September .
Sorkin createdSports Night(which only endure two season ) , before he go on to writeA Few Good Men . He afterwards createdThe West Wing(a tremendously influential show that he set off after the quaternary season ) , as well as the short - lived TV series , Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip . Thereafter , Sorkin earned an Oscar for writing the screenplay forThe Social Networkand create the HBO TV dramaThe Newsroom , which ran for three seasons . Prior to makingMolly ’s Game , Sorkin also wrote the hand for the Danny Boyle - directedSteve Jobsbiopic , starring Michael Fassbender as the eponymous technical school CEO .
Deadlinehas confirmed thatMolly ’s Gameis now set to open in select U.S. theaters on December 25th , then go into wide going on January 5th , 2018 . This release date switch movesMolly ’s Gameaway from the opening weekend for Pixar ’s animated filmCoco(which is still launching over the Thanksgiving 2017 frame ) , along with other low films , like the dramaChappaquiddick . BothMolly ’s Gameand the Steven Spielberg / Tom Hanks historical dramatic play , The Papers(itself , free-base on a rightful tarradiddle ) , will be debuting in a smattering of theaters over the impending winter holiday season , to qualify for Oscar retainer in 2018 .
As mentioned earlier , Molly ’s Gamereceived largely positive reviews during its showing at the 2017 Toronto Film Festival , with particular extolment going to the performances of Chastain and Elba ( who plays Molly ’s attorney in the movie ) . This receipt no doubt encouraged STX Films to better position Sorkin ’s film and check that that it does n’t get leave in the dust by the many other awarding - hopeful features that will be hit house over the last two month of 2017 .
With that said : canMolly ’s Gamecompete for awards attention in any significant way ? It ’s quite potential . Sorkin himself sure enough has an Oscar pedigree , as does Chastain , and the film sports a unique hook and a very potent top - to - bottom cast that also include the likes of Brian D’Arcy James , Chris O’Dowd , and Michael Cera . It ’s not hard to imagine the film gaining some traction in the Oscar wash to total .
On the other script , Sorkin ’s work has a tendency to be hit - or - neglect and STX Films has struggled to bring accolade time of year attention to its decisive ducky in the past ( see last year’sThe Edge of Seventeen , for case in period ) . Whether or notMolly ’s Gamecan one dollar bill that vogue , remain to be seen .
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Source : Deadline
